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8.3 Power and efficiency

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Question 39
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A student wants to find the useful power output of a small electric motor as it lifts a load.

The student has a motor, a power supply, string, a 100 g mass hanger with slotted masses, a balance, a metre rule, a stopwatch and a clamp stand.

Describe how the student could find the useful power output of the motor.

Your answer should include the measurements the student should make and how the student should use them.

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8.3 Power and efficiency Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /8.3 Power and efficiency

128 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 8.3 Power and efficiency, covering 8.3.1 Power and 8.3.2 Efficiency. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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